Spectators gather for Evacuation Day parade

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Description

Crowd of spectators gather in front of city hall to watch Detroit's Evacuation Day parade. Evacuation Day celebrates the arrival of United States troops under the command of General Anthony Wayne and the withdrawal of the British garrison in 1796. Recorded in glass negative ledger: "LD/Anniversaries-Evacuation day."

Details

Resource ID:: EB02d729
Subject:: Detroit (Mich.)--Anniversaries, etc.; Parades--Michigan--Detroit; Spectators--Michigan--Detroit; Glass negatives
Date:: 1896
Format:: 1 negative : glass ; 3.75 x 5 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Negative Number:: BHC glass neg. no. 1177
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.